Best Chicken Breasts With Morels Recipes

PAN-ROASTED CHICKEN WITH MOREL MUSHROOM SAUCE

Steps:

• Season the chicken generously all over with salt and pepper.
• Heat the olive oil in a large heavy pan over medium-high heat. Once the oil is shimmering and just starting to smoke, add the chicken skin-side down and cook until golden brown all over, flipping halfway through, about 12 minutes. Transfer the chicken to a plate; set aside.
• Return the pan to medium heat and add the shallots and garlic to the pan. Cook, stirring often, until the shallots are soft and the garlic is lightly browned, about 2 minutes. Add the mushrooms and cook, gently stirring and scraping up any browned bits from bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon, until the mushrooms begin to release liquid, about 2 minutes. Transfer the mushroom mixture to a medium bowl and set aside.
• Add the wine to the pan and bring to a boil. Cook until the wine is reduced by half, about 4 minutes. Add the broth and thyme and bring back to a boil. Return the chicken to the pan, skin-side up, along with any juices from the plate and cover with the lid slightly ajar. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer until the chicken is cooked through, about 15 minutes.
• Swirl in the cream and return the mushroom mixture to the pan. Simmer (uncovered) over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until the sauce thickens slightly, about 8 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Place the chicken on a serving plate, spoon the mushroom sauce over and sprinkle with chives.

ROASTED CHICKEN BREASTS WITH CRAYFISH, FAVA BEANS, AND MORELS

Steps:

• Prepare an ice-water bath; set aside. Rinse crayfish under cold water. Place Old Bay and lemon in large saucepan; fill with water. Place over high-heat and bring to a boil. Add crayfish and cook until red, about 1 minute. Drain and immediately transfer crayfish to ice water bath until cooled. Separate tails from bodies. Set tails aside.
• Dry crayfish bodies thoroughly. Heat 2 tablespoons grapeseed oil in an 8-quart Dutch oven over high-heat and add crayfish bodies. Cook, stirring, until browned, about 2 minutes. Cut 8 cloves garlic in half. Reduce heat to medium and add garlic, along with onions, carrots, and fennel; cook, stirring constantly, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add Madiera and cook until liquid is almost evaporated.
• Transfer crayfish body mixture to a large stockpot. Cut 4 plum tomatoes in half and add to pot; add enough water to cover. Tie white peppercorns, 4 sprigs thyme, tarragon, parsley stems, and bay leaves in a small piece of cheesecloth to make a bouquet garni; add to pot. Bring to a boil over high heat; immediately reduce heat to low and let simmer for 1 hour, skimming surface as necessary.
• Strain liquid through a fine mesh sieve set over a saucepan, pressing down on solids with a ladle; discard solids. Place saucepan over medium heat and cook until liquid is thickened and reduced, about 20 minutes. Add heavy cream and continue cooking until mixture is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. Add 1 tablespoon butter and lemon juice; stir until butter is melted and well combined; season with Tabasco and salt. Using an immersion blender, blend until smooth; set aside.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil; prepare and ice-water bath; set aside. With a paring knife, core remaining 2 tomatoes, and score an X on the bottoms. Add tomatoes to boiling water; cook until skins begin to split, 30 to 60 seconds. Drain and immediately transfer to ice-water bath to cool. Remove skins, using a paring knife, if necessary, and discard. Halve tomatoes. Remove seeds with a spoon, and discard. Finely chop tomatoes; set aside.
• Prepare an ice-water bath; set aside. In a medium saucepan of boiling salted water, cook fava beans 1 minute. Drain and immediately transfer beans to ice-water bath until cool. Peel beans; set aside.
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Using a sharp knife remove the tip and first joint of the wing of each chicken breast, and discard, leaving the second joint still attached to the breast. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Heat remaining 2 tablespoons grapeseed oil in a large heavy-bottomed ovenproof skillet over high heat. Add chicken, skin side down, and transfer to oven; roast until cooked through.
• Crush remaining 2 cloves garlic. Remove skillet from oven and turn chicken. Add remaining 4 tablespoons butter, crushed garlic, and remaining 6 sprigs thyme to skillet. Baste chicken with butter for 2 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes.
• In a medium skillet, heat olive oil over high heat. Add morels and cook until browned, about 2 minutes. Reduce heat to medium and add fava beans, spinach, chopped tomatoes, mint, and reserved tail meat from crayfish; cook, stirring, for two minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
• Divide morel mixture evenly among 4 plates. Top each with a chicken breast; spoon over sauce and serve immediately.

CHICKEN BREASTS WITH MORELS

Steps:

• Put morels in mixing bowl and add warm water to cover. Let stand 30 minutes or longer. Drain.
• Put each chicken breast half on flat surface, trim off all remnants of fat and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of butter in small heavy skillet and add 1 tablespoon of shallots. Cook, stirring, until wilted. Add drained morels, salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, about 1 minute and add 1/2 of wine. Cook until liquid is reduced by half. Add cream and cook 2 minutes.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of butter in skillet large enough to hold chicken in one layer. Add chicken pieces and cook over moderately high heat. As chicken pieces cook, stir gently without turning about 3 minutes or until nicely browned. Turn and continue cooking about 5 minutes.
• Transfer chicken to warm serving dish, arranging neatly. Add remaining shallots to skillet and stir briefly. Add remaining wine and stir to dissolve brown particles that cling to bottom of pan. Cook down until not quite evaporated. Add chicken broth and cook 1 minute.
• Heat morels in cream and spoon around chicken.
• Swirl remaining tablespoon of butter into sauce with chicken broth and spoon over chicken pieces.

THYME-ROASTED CHICKEN BREAST WITH MOREL-MADEIRA GRAVY

Steps:

• Combine boiling water and morels in small bowl. Let stand until morels soften, about 35 minutes. Strain; reserve soaking liquid. Coarsely chop morels.
• Preheat oven to 400°F. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken to skillet; cook until golden, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer chicken to shallow baking dish (do not clean skillet). Bake until chicken is cooked through, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat same skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion, garlic and thyme and sauté until golden, about 5 minutes. Add morel soaking liquid, leaving any residue in bowl. Boil mixture until most of liquid evaporates, about 4 minutes. Add chicken broth and 1/4 cup Madeira; boil until gravy is reduced to 1 1/2 cups, about 5 minutes. Strain gravy into small saucepan; add morels. Cover and simmer 5 minutes. Whisk 1 tablespoon cornstarch and remaining 1 tablespoon Madeira in small bowl. Whisk into gravy; simmer until thickened, about 30 seconds. Season gravy with salt and pepper. Spoon over chicken and serve.

MOZZARELLA CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Sprinkle chicken with pepper; top with cheese. Place in a 1-1/2-qt. baking dish coated with cooking spray. In a small bowl, combine stuffing mix and broth; let stand for 3 minutes. Spoon around chicken. , Combine the soup, wine or additional broth and garlic; spread over chicken. Cover and bake at 350° for 25 minutes. Uncover; bake 5-10 minutes longer or until a thermometer reads 170°. ,